Crazy golf helps youngsters apply their maths

Applying maths to a real-life situations is at the root of a scheme that gives youngsters a more practical approach to learning. Netherfield C of E School in Battle, rated as ‘outstanding in all areas’ by OFSTED, has been announced as the winner of the ‘crazy’ maths class opportunity at Hastings Adventure Golf. Simon Tompkins of […]

Money helps make lives ‘that bit better’

More than £100,000 has gone in to projects in North-East Hastings in the last year making people’s lives, ‘that bit better’. Residents of North-East Hastings gathered at the Bridge Community Centre on Saturday for the Annual General Meeting of Big Local North-East Hastings. In 2012, 150 areas in the country were granted £1 million of […]

Sedlescombe Road traffic chaos will last until November

Traffic chaos on Sedlescombe Road North is set to continue for another six weeks – right through until the middle of November. Roadworks, including temporary traffic lights, have been in place since Monday, July 29th and have caused long tailbacks on the A21 and surrounding roads. The work is due to Southern Gas Networks (SGN) […]

Chopbacks held to a draw as their 100 per cent record comes to an end

Catsfield 2 South Coast Athletico 2 South Coast Athletico met Catsfield yesterday for their first away fixture of the season. As the sun beat down it was Coast who started the game brightly, on an uneven pitch they put small passing manoeuvres together as they looked to open up the Catsfield defence. It took 25 minutes for the Chopbacks to make the breakthrough after […]

Acting now – before it’s too late!

Around 400 people gathered in Hastings town centre on Friday as part of the Strike4Climate protest before marching to the pier. Students from St Leonards Academy, Rye College, Robertsbridge Community College and Hastings Academy among those taking part carrying placards prepared for the day. Peter Chowney, Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Hastings said; “I was […]

Ports fight back against Heathfield but fall short

Heathfield & Waldron II 31 St Leonards Cinque Ports 15 (HT 31-3) Ports took a large squad to their first league game of the season, but a number of players were carrying significant injuries which meant there was a need for rotation throughout the match. The early exchanges promised a lot for Ports. Ashley Mountain […]

‘Car Free Day’ will kick-off week long sustainability festival

It’ll be ‘all-quiet’ on the eastern end of the seafront this weekend as Hastings and St Leonards takes part in Car Free Day for the first time. Sunday marks the start of ‘Sustainability on Sea’ and to kick things off a stretch of Hastings seafront from Warrior Square gardens to the pier will be closed to […]

New CEO at Hastings United – Wood plans to wake up sleeping giant

“…this club can achieve huge things…” There’s a new Chief Executive at the helm of Hastings United and he’s proposing to meet fans for a question and answer session this Friday. Hastings United Football Club Limited announced on its website yesterday that former Eastbourne United AFC Chairman Billy Wood has joined the Hastings’ club as […]